With the update of technology, games are also continuously increasing in size often even crossing the benchmark of 100 Gb. Steam Deck is a great handheld gaming device that can handle a whole Steam Library.
However, some games need a lot of storage and consecutively longer time to download the games.
So, the main concern here is how Steam Deck is going to handle these lengthy download periods. Other gaming consoles like Nintendo Switch or Xbox can download games even when the console is in sleep mode.
This means you can leave the games to download overnight and in the morning you will find them ready to use.
Can you do the same in the case of the steam deck? Does Steam Deck download in sleep mode as well? If not then what are the other ways to crack the code? Let’s find out.
Does Steam Deck Download In Sleep Mode?
The answer unfortunately is no, the Steam Deck cannot download the games in sleep mode. The device needs to be switched on in order to download games and other apps. Because when suspended Steam can act like a sleeping phone or laptop.
Users are finger-crossing and hoping Valve will soon add this feature since a lot of users have requested it.
Some of the Steam games like Borderland 3, Middle Earth: Shadow of War, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition can go up to 100+ GB. Additionally, games like Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection on Steam can occupy around 130 GB.
Other Options to Work With While Downloading Games
Even though you cannot keep your games being downloaded when your gaming console is suspended, there are some practical strategies that you could utilize to keep your Steam Deck while minimizing power usage.
Check out our tips and tricks for optimizing your Steam Deck, including handy shortcuts and performance tweaks.
Disable Sleep When Charging
You need to go into the display settings and disable the automatic sleep when the device is charging. This way while downloading you can connect the device to the charger which allows your downloads to be continued uninterrupted.
Extend Inactivity Time
This increases the time that the steam deck takes before automatically entering the Sleep mode. Hence, this allows more time to download the game since the device stays awake.
Reduce Screen Brightness
Reducing the screen brightness to the minimum would make the device seem like it’s in a low-power mode almost like the device is suspended. This helps to save the battery power while the device is not active but still downloading.
These slight tweaks would affect the way you would manage downloads while conversing battery life as much as possible.
Wrapping Up
Although Steam Deck not having the feature could be disappointing for many. Since its other competitors like the AYN Odin, OneXPlayer, and AYANEO devices have the same options, there are ways for now that you could work around, not the best we admit.
So, we hope soon they will bring an upgrade to their old Steamdecks.
